Alabama Elder Abuse Statistics

Alaska Elder Abuse Statistics

• Two of the 28 regions in Alaska accounts for over 50% of all unreported and reported cases of elder abuse.
• Despite the EADaily.com’s estimated number of elder abuse cases reaching nearly 9,000, fewer than two hundred cases were documented with Alaska’s Adult Protective Service in 2003-2004.  This suggests that there is a huge disconnect between reported and unreported cases of elder abuse in Alaska.

Areas of Alaska

Elderly Population*

Cases of Elder Abuse**

Arizona Statistics

- More than 75% of Arizona’s Adult Protection Services involves exploitation or financial abuse.

- About 20.24% of cases received involve abuse, which includes physical and emotional or psychological

- Under 20% involve neglect, which means that a caregiver or staff member of a long-term care facility such as a nursing home or assisted living center, failed to provide adequate levels of daily necessities such as food and water.

Note: Cases of alleged abuse likely involve more than one type of abuse. Statistics shown account for all reported incidences.

Arizona Elder Abuse Statistics

According to EADaily.com estimates, Maricopa County has nearly 66,587 cases of elder abuse (reported and unreported) every year. This accounts for 54% of all cases of abuse in Arizona. Pima, has approximately 21,000 cases of abuse annually, followed by Yavapai County.

EADaily.com also estimates that Phoenix has over 13,500 elder abuse cases ever year, with a majority of those cases going unreported.

The following reveals Arizona elder abuse statistics for each county in the state. Elder population by county uses 2007 census estimates for individuals 60 years and older.

A multiplier of .11045575 was used to estimate cases of elder abuse. The multiplier was derived by taking the 5,000,000 estimated cases of elder abuse in the U.S., both reported and unreported, divided by the number of individuals 60 years of age and older by the U.S. census.

Arizona Counties

Elderly Population*

Cases of Elder Abuse**

California Elder Abuse Statistics

• Just five of 58 counties (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and Santa Clara) accounts for over half of all elder abuse cases.
• Trinity County had the largest year over year growth (2007 vs. 2008) of 9.2%, due mainly to the relatively low number of elderly residence in the county.
• Los Angeles grew by 5,039 cases of elder abuse from 2007 to 2008.

California Counties

Elderly Population*

Cases of Elder Abuse**

U.S. Elder Abuse Statistics

• Every five seconds, an elderly person is abused.
• California accounts for 10.6% of all elder abuse cases in the U.S.
• Alaska has the fewest number of cases in the U.S. at approximately 8,900 cases per year.
• Just five states account for over 1/3 of all elder abuse cases in the U.S.
• California, Florida, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania have the most cases of elder abuse annually.